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Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

When you're three years old, you see everything and understand nothing.

20258.01h 18m

Overview

The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.

Directed by Maïlys Vallade
Written by Liane-cho Han, Aude Py, Eddine Noel
Produced by Henri Magalon, Edwina Liard, Nidia Santiago
Box OfficeBudget: $11.1MRevenue: $1.5M

Top Cast

L

Loïse Charpentier

Amélie (voice)

V

Victoria Grobois

Nishio-San (voice)

Yumi Fujimori

Yumi Fujimori

Kashima-San (voice)

Cathy Cerda

Cathy Cerda

Claude, the grandmother (voice)

Marc Arnaud

Marc Arnaud

Patrick, the father (voice)

L

Laëtitia Coryn

Daniele, the mother (voice)

H

Haylee Issembourg

Juliette (voice)

I

Isaac Schoumsky

André (voice)

François Raison

François Raison

Doctor / Radio Voice (voice)

Emmylou Homs

Emmylou Homs

Amélie (additional voice)

Themes & Keywords

japanbased on novel or bookchocolatehousekeepernaturecuriositychocolate barpost war japanbelgianforeignerswonderhuman connectionhuman connection in film

About Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain is a animation, drama, family film released in 2025 exploring themes of japan, based on novel or book, chocolate, housekeeper, nature, curiosity. Directed by Maïlys Vallade, it stars Loïse Charpentier, Victoria Grobois, Yumi Fujimori. The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.

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